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Anasthesiol Intensivmed Notfallmed Schmerzther · Oct 2013
Review[Current concepts of weaning children from invasive ventilation].
- Hans Fuchs, Thomas Nicolai, Manuel B Schmid, and Marcus Krüger.
- Anasthesiol Intensivmed Notfallmed Schmerzther. 2013 Oct 1;48(10):622-5.
AbstractTimely weaning from invasive ventilation is of major importance to limit time of invasive ventilation and improve outcomes. However, in pediatrics only limited knowledge on the optimal weaning approach is available. In this review evidence from recent trials on weaning in pediatrics is summarized. Standardized daily evaluation of weaning readiness, daily interruption of sedation, use of pediatric sedation protocols, application of noninvasive ventilation and prophylactic treatment with steroids of patients with high risk for post-extubation upper airway obstruction have been shown to decrease duration of invasive ventilation or to decrease the risk of extubation failure. However, due to the heterogeneous patient population in pediatric intensive care units, an individual approach might be necessary for certain subgroups of pediatric patients.© Georg Thieme Verlag Stuttgart · New York.
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